Mater Dei Author s

D R. T AD D I CK EL REL EASES NEW BOOK :

Str ategic Planning for Catholic Par ishes: Listening, Lear ning, and Responding T hr ough the Lens of Pope Fr ancis's Teachings on Synodality

For mer Mater Dei President Dr. Tad Dickel recently released his book Strategic planning for Catholic parishes: Listening, learning, and responding through the lens of Pope Francis?s teachings on synodality in December 2021. The book is based on Dickel?s sever al year s of exper ience working with par ishes is now widely available on Amazon.com. Dickel shared, ?I am excited to release this book which I hope will be a valuable resource for many par ishes as they examine their cur rent state and create a plan for a renewed sense of mission and a vibr ant future.? Since his time at Mater Dei, Dr. Dickel has gone on to establish T.A. Dickel Group, LLC where he ser ves as President and specializes in str ategy, leader ship, and creativity consulting.

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T he Gr eater Reset: Reclaiming Per sonal Sover eignty Under Natur al Law

Michael D. Gr eaney is a boar d member and Dir ector of Resear ch for the Center for Economic and Social Justice (CESJ) in Ar lington, Vir ginia. He has published ar ticles and books on many subjects, including Catholic social teaching, banking and monetar y histor y, and economic per sonalism. He is fr om the MD class of 1973 and gr aduated fr om the Univer sity of Notr e Dame. In this book, the author s tr ace the histor ical, r eligious, political, and economic r oots of humanity?s per ilous condition and how r etur ning to God- given, univer sal pr inciples of natur al law, can help build a mor e just, liber ating, pr osper ous, and hopeful futur e for ever y per son.